Dread Locks is the first entry in the Dark Fusion series from master storyteller Neal Shusterman. He cleverly weaves together familiar parts of fairy tales and Greek mythology to tell the story of fourteen-year-old Parker Bear, rich and utterly bored with life—until a new girl arrives in town. Tara's eyes are always hidden behind designer sunglasses, and her hair, blond with glimmering spirals, seems almost alive. Parker watches, fascinated,...

"A teenage boy struggles with schizophrenia"-- Provided by publisher.

Inexplicable events start to occur when sixteen-year-old twins Tennyson and Brontë befriend a troubled and misunderstood outcast, aptly nicknamed Bruiser, and his little brother, Cody.

In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed by professional reapers. Two teens must compete with each other to become a reaper--a position neither of them wants. The one who becomes a scythe must kill the other.